180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Qatar spends its wealth on culture as much as skyline, and it shows: the Museum of Islamic Art is world class, Souq Waqif actually feels alive, and the inland sea at Khor Al Adaid makes a fine desert day. Statistically it's among the safest places anywhere. But sharia provisions include death by stoning for homosexuality — LGBT+ travellers should not go.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Qatar: 0.1
Ranked 3rd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.07 homicides per 100,000 people in 2022 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 97% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Qatar: 1.6
Ranked 38th most peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 83% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.593.
Barely moved — down one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Qatar: 5.4
Ranked 46th least free country in the world.
Less free than 77% of the 165 countries measured — 5.49 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 4.61; doing business and owning property, 6.71.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Qatar: Stoning
Ranked 5th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of death by stoning.
Public attitudes score 9 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.